Policies
Here you’ll find BU’s academic policies, covering everything from registration and full-time enrollment to academic conduct, intra-University transfer, and more. For policies related to student life and campus regulations, browse the Dean of Students’ Lifebook, the Code of Student Responsibilities, and the Policies website.
Registration and Attendance
- Absence for Religious Reasons
- Adding or Dropping a Course
- Concurrent Registration for Undergraduate Students
- Cross-Registration: Registration in Boston-Area Consortia
- Parental Accommodations for Full-Time Funded Graduate Students
- Part-Time PhD Students Who Are Employed Outside of Boston University
- Registration
- Student Bereavement
- Suspension or Dismissal
- Undergraduate and Graduate Student Attendance
- Undergraduate Student Registration and Overlapping Class Times
- Veterans Information
- Visiting Students
- Withdrawal, Leave of Absence, and Reinstatement
Courses, Grades, and Degrees
- Academic Load
- Academic Residency Requirement
- Academic Standing for Undergraduate Students in Full-Time Programs
- Advanced Units Guide
- Auditing Courses
- Award of Posthumous Degrees by Boston University
- Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program Policy
- BU Residency Requirement and Transfer of Undergraduate Units
- Course Scheduling for the Charles River Campus
- Cross-Listing Boston University Courses
- D Grades for Undergraduate Students
- Declaring or Changing a Major
- Dissertation Work Outside of Boston University
- Dual Degrees (Graduate)
- Dual Degrees (Undergraduate)
- Grade Grievances for Undergraduate Students in Boston University Courses
- Grades and Course Units
- Incomplete Coursework
- Institutional Minimum Requirements for Undergraduate Graduation
- Intra-University Transfer
- Missing Grades
- Pass/Fail Courses for Undergraduate Students
- Repeated Courses for Undergraduate Students
- State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Complaint Process
- Undergraduate Academic Term Progression
- Undergraduate Degree Definitions & Units Overlap Policies
- Undergraduate Final Examinations
Student Records
- Address Changes
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act—FERPA
- Name Changes or Corrections
- Student Location
- Student Retention Information
- Transcripts
Conduct
- Academic Conduct Code
- Boston University Libraries Code of Conduct
- Conflicts of Interest
- Intellectual Property
- Protection of Minors
- Student Work Hours for Employment at Boston University
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
- Complaint Procedures in Cases of Alleged Unlawful Discrimination or Harassment
- Disability Accommodation
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy
- Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Policy
- Student Grievance Procedure in Cases of Alleged Disability Discrimination
